Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 529 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: BARBARA TROUSDELL Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road, Poole.

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Registered Charity No. 209603 RNLI News What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services Two Vellum services and other launches around the coast Testing Times Independent testing proves the RNLI's new FRC materials Chalk and Cheese...

Two new stations on Ireland's west coast the same but very different Past and Present From THE LIFEBOAT of 1919 and one of today's lifeboatmen Ceremonies New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated Your Letters Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Bookshelf Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed Lifeboat Services March, April and May 1994 Membership News for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members The Fundraisers How some of the money is raised People and Places 218 220 226 228 230 231 234 236 238 241 242 248 Around and about the RNLI.